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Develop the State Water
Plan, with an emphasis on integrating Coastal Zone issues into a
comprehensive vision and action agenda based on watershed management
and protection of coastal ecosystems.
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Expand existing GIS capabilities
into all aspects and functions of the CRM program, integrating the
results into the larger state of water planning efforts.
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Complete the Coastal
Wetlands inventory for both Coastal Zones.
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Succesfully apply Federal
Consistency provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act to the
CRM program.
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Increase research on
the effects and management of non-native invasive plant and animal
species in the two Coastal Zone areas.
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Emphasize the CNPP management
measures with particular attention to stormwater management in the
Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone.
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Increase support for
the 7 County Conservation Districts and the Philadelphia Water Department
that operate within Pennsylvania's Coastal Zones.
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Enhance monitoring of
coastal hazards and wetlands degradation